Silog - Torrance

Jollibee is Filipino fast food, and Silog is Filipino slow food. 

Appetizers like little Lumpia take some time to cook, and these meat and veggie delights are fresh from the fryer.  

Chunky cubes of Lechon Kawali Silog are cooked not once but twice, and the crisp crust yields to rivers of fatty, porky juice. 

Sisig Silog is so savory. Chopped, gooey braised bits with crispy chicharon for texture and garlic aioli to make it cohesive and rich. Mix in the soft-boiled egg with a gooey yolk, and it's the best rice bowl you'll have this week.

The Tocino Silog is bacon candy...candied bacon; sweet, thin, chewy cured pork, finished with tropical fruit.  

Desert is Halo Halo, which surprisingly survives the transit, just eat fast or the ice will be water. Scoop up the bits of red bean, combined with candy-fruit, add the milk and grab some ube ice cream on the way up. It's a sweet treat at the end or an excellent accompaniment to the meal. 

Get it fast, eat it slow. All the meats melt in your mouth, and you'll want to savor them forever. There's a delicate, exquisite quality to this classic comfort food with an unmatchable attention to detail. I've had good Filipino food, but this place even puts Lasa to shame.